Broke my shoulder on a bull in Omaha
Guess it was just another unlucky draw
I got three days to heal before I buck in Cheyenne
Lord, have mercy, I'm an addicted man

Now I'm drivin' fast, I left everything behind
I can't stop, I swear I've lost my mind
It's killing me a little more every time
But I gotta keep ridin' to keep me
To keep me alive, yeah, yeah

I pawned my buckle in a panhandle town
Entry money for the next go round
Don't hardly eat, don't sleep anymore
God knows what I do it for

Drivin' fast, I left everything behind
I can't stop, I swear I've lost my mind
It's killing me a little more every time
But I gotta keep ridin' to keep me
To keep me alive, yeah

Someday when they lay me to rest
They're gonna say things like this I bet
They'll say, 'Here was a man who live for the show'
He couldn't hang on and he couldn't let go'

Now I'm drivin' fast, I left everything behind
I can't stop, I swear I've lost my mind
It's killing me a little more every time
But I gotta keep ridin' to keep me
To keep me alive, to keep me alive
It keeps me alive